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Malacothamnus enigmaticus
Also called Enigmatic Bush Mallow
Malacothamnus enigmaticus is a species of flowering plant in the mallow family known by the common name enigmatic bush-mallow. It is endemic to the Peninsular Ranges of California and Baja California, Mexico extending from the San Ysidro Mountains in the north to the Sierra de San Pedro Mártir in the south. It was first collected in 1938 and described as a new species to science in 2019. Prior to 2019, it had been mistakenly assigned to Malacothamnus aboriginum and Malacothamnus densiflorus.
Abbott's bushmallow · Indian Valley bushmallow · Bewildering bushmallow · San Clemente Island bushmallow · Davidson's bushmallow · Yellowstem bushmallow · Chaparral bushmallow · Monarch bushmallow · Fremont's bushmallow · Carmel Valley bushmallow · Jones's bushmallow · Santa Lucia bushmallow
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Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
